The Infodemic: Fact Checking Trump's Tijuana Claim
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:54 pmVOA - USA
Xu Lin, vice head of the publicity department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. REUTERS/Florence Lo
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with commercial fishermen at Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, June 5, 2020.
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Daily Debunk
Claim: Tijuana, Mexico, is "the most heavily infected place anywhere in the world" when it comes to COVID-19.
Verdict: False
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Social Media Disinfo
Xu Lin, vice head of the publicity department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. REUTERS/Florence Lo
"Coronavirus Disinfo: These Two Tweets Could Be the Key to Understanding China's Propaganda Campaign," June 11, The National Interest.